Presentation given at the annual meeting of the Potomac Technical Processing Librarians (PTPL) on October 11, 2013.

1. Improved Workflows for
the
Management, Accessibility,
and Discovery of E-Books at
Georgetown University
89th Potomac Technical Processing
Librarians Annual Meeting
October 11, 2013
Liz Kupke
Head of Electronic Resources &
Serials

2. Current E-Book Landscape at Georgetown
University
• Over one
million ebooks
• GOBI for individual ebooks
• 360MARC service from Serials Solutions
ERMS for ebook collections
• Recent migration to Sierra
• No PDA/DDA implemented

3. Georgetown University Materials Budget
Management

4. Electronic v. Print
Management

5. Management

6. Loading E-Book MARC Records
• Tracking what has been uploaded
• Alt Author (710) used to identify collections – useful for
running lists later
• Adding 856 link to information on viewing the e-book
Management

7. Serials Solutions Management Reports
“Database Details” will give you a list of your
databases, broken down by how many resources of a certain
format are in each database.
Management

8. Database Details
Management

9. Finding Duplicates
Once you get a report from Serials Solutions, you can determine those collections
that are currently being uploaded into your catalog using the 360MARC Service.
Management

10. Zero Title Databases
Filter out Zero Title Database to determine those collections that do not get
loaded by 360MARC. Vendor–supplied records are needed.
Management

11. Ebooks LibGuide (before)
Accessibility

12. Ebooks LibGuide (after)
Accessibility

13. Ebooks LibGuide (after)
Accessibility

14. Ebooks LibGuide (after)
Accessibility

15. E-books and Mobile Devices
Accessibility

16. E-books and Mobile Devices
Accessibility

17. E-books and Mobile Devices
• BYOD Interactive
Workshop
• Access Services
training
• Add 856 field to
catalog records that
link to LibGuide
• FAQs
Accessibility

18. How to make Ebooks Discoverable?
• Put them in the Catalog!
• Provide instructions on accessibility to prevent
user frustration
• Add links to Collections
• Use a Widget
• Anticipate system downtimes
Discovery

19. Browsing E-books
Discovery

20. Ebook Widget
Discovery

21. E-Resources Alerts
Discovery

22. Libraries of the Future

23. Thank you!
Questions?
eaj34@georgetown.edu